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Dear Parents,
Dealing with Autism can be
very confusing. We are now
currently in the process of
using a diet that is very
difficult to put into our
every day lives. For
beginning parents on
learning how to deal with a
kid with Autism, I have
started a page on helpful
tips for starting a GFCF
Diet which is other wise
known as Gluten and Casein
Free diet. It has helped us
tremendously. To get to this
information faster
click here or scroll
down. to the bottom of the
page.
Latest News 6/08
Restaurants Gluten Free
Menus
This is a list of Food
Dinner Menu's that list
Gluten free menus on the
internet. These are not
also necessarily casein
free.
March 2008 News about a
court case with autism
Yeast overgrowth in your
body leads to weight gain
and fatigue
Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers
in Fresno California
Another Letter of the GFCF
diet
Why
Kids with autism need
cysteine and glutathione
supplements
GFCF DIET - An autism diet
Gluten? Why Eliminate it
From the Diet?
Glutens are proteins
found in the Plant
Kingdom
Casein is a
phosphoprotein of milk
they cause hypertension
in the body and can make
kids hyper
We recently added Oatmeal to
our list of okay foods to
eat. A doctor discovered
Oats is not part of a gluten
diet and a gluten free diet
is still working for us.
http://nh.essortment.com/allergiesoatmea_raby.htm
What is Autism?
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021101/1680ph.html
Can Vaccines Containing
Thimerosal Cause Autism? -
April 15, 2004 - American
Family Physician
Other disorders that are
related to a gluten
and casein allergies:
Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy
(Celiac Disease): More
Common Than You Think
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021215/2259.html
A great link to learn
more about his diet and
why kids that have
autism should be put on a
gluten and casein free diet.
http://members.aol.com/lisas156/gfpak.htm
Another good source of
information is:
http://laurynhb.tripod.com/dietinfo.html
Tips to take to the store
with you. You can
print out the page on the
link below and fold in half
and have it laminated for
easy access of what is okay
to buy and what is not. The
list will constantly be
changing and I will continue
adding to it as we learn of
new foods we can add to our
list.
Shopping List of Do's and
Dont's
Flour Alternatives
http://www.specialfoods.com/flours.html
Cook Books that are good
to have:
Bette Hagman's
More From the Gluten
Free Gourmet
recipes made for bread
machines
No-Gluten Children 's
Cookbook by Pat
Cassidy
FREE RECIPES LINKS for
cooking: Read all the
ingredients - not guaranteed
to be all gluten and casein
free
recipes:
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~kupstas/FAQ_recipes.html
http://vegweb.com/index.php?action=search2
http://www.gfcfdiet.com/recipes.htm
http://www.glutenfree.com/
http://glutencaseinfree.tripod.com/gfcfdiet/id10.html
http://newdiets.com/
http://www.scdiet.org/2recipes/
http://www.paleofood.com/
Check the recipes to
make sure they don't
have any white flour and
substitute accordingly
Online Stores for gluten
and casein free
http://www.glutensolutions.com/
http://glutenfree.com
http://kirkmanlabs.com
http://causeyourspecial.com
http://pamelasproducts.com/
http://glutenfreemall.com
Other links about Autism:
http://eric21.freeservers.com/treatments.htm
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
http://www.dds.ca.gov/autism/autism_main.cfm
The above link can get you
involved in a Regional
Center near you if you are
having problems in school.
They can provide an advocate
and other resources to
fighting for your child's
rights in the public
education programs.
If there are links that
don't work please email me
hollysnails1@yahoo.com
Some of these links were
provided through a very
helpful website about
Autism:
http://www.autism.byethost.com/treatments.html
BuckWheat Gluten Free -
Check it out
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/ada.html
This information was
collected through the
internet and may or may not
be 100% safe. When in doubt,
email the Manufacturer for a
response to questions about
products weather they are
gluten and casein free.
From these stores have
listed some of their gluten
free products some of these
products may not be casein
or dairy free:
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Please note
that these products
apply to:
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Safeway
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Vons
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Dominick's
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Randalls
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Tom Thumb
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Genuardi's
(SELECT brands
only)
Celiac Sprue -
(gluten-free
food products)
SELECT
Brands
BBQ Sauce (Honey
Mustard)
Carbonated
Beverage, Clear
Sparkling Water
(all varieties)
Chocolate
Chips dark
chocolate only
Dressings (,
Roasted Red
Pepper &
Garlic
Vinaigrette,
Raspberry
Vinaigrette,
Cranberry/Orange,
and Harvest Vegetable)
Enchilada Sauce
(vinegar
distilled
w/wood, pulp)
Gourmet
Dipping Sauces
(Plum and Honey
Mustard)
Jams/Jellies
Mayonnaise
(Regular,
Reduced Fat and
Fat Free
distilled
w/wood)
Mustard
(Classic/Country
Dijon)
Refrigerated
Pasta Sauces
(Classic Pesto,
GardennVegetable
& Herb,
Light Alfredo,
and Roasted
Garlic &
Mushroom)
Sausage, Chicken
(Apple,
Parmesan, Basil,
and Tomato)
Sausage,
Turkey (Italian)
Steak Sauce
Southwest Salsa
(all varieties)
Tuna
(Tongol)
Verdi Marinara
Sauce
Winners Thirst
Quencher (Lemon
Lime, Lemon Ice,
Orange, Lemon,Tropical,
Fruit Punch,
Glacier Wave,
Tangerine
Freeze, and
Amazon Freeze)
ENLIGHTEN
Brand
Dressings (Honey
Mustard, Roasted
Sweet Pepper
& Garlic
Vinaigrette,
Garden Italian,
and Balsamic
& Red Wine
Vinaigrette)
HEALTHY
ADVANTAGE Brand
Split Pea w/Ham
Vegetarian
Chili
SAFEWAY Brand
Apple Sauce
(Cups, Natural
and Sweetened)
Aspartame
Sweetener
Black Olives
Canned Beans
(Pork &
Beans, Light
& Dark Red
Kidney, Pinto,
Blackeye,
and Chick)
Cashews, Halves
& Pieces and
Whole
Cereal (Corn
Nuggets, Corn
Flakes and
Fruity Nuggets)
Chicken
Broth
Coconut
(Sweetened)
SAFEWAY Brand
Corned Beef
Hash
Corn
Starch
Cranberry Sauce
(Whole and
Jellied)
Cream Style
Corn
Deluxe Mixed
Nuts
Dried Beans
(Pink, Great
Northern,
Lentils, Black,
Blackeye, Small
White, Large
Lima, Small Red,
Green Split,
Light Red
Kidney, Pinto,
Baby Lima,
and Navy)
Dried Fruit
(Prunes,
Raisins,
Apricots, Peach,
Apple, and
Cherry)
Extracts
& Pure
Spices (if
gluten,
ingredient
statement will
declare)
Fruit Snacks
Instant Rice
Hot Cocoa Mix
Nestle Quick
Only (w/o
Marshmallows and
Fat Free)
Home Run
Pies (All
Divisions except
No. California
and Vons)
Honey (Pure
and Creamed)
Instant Puddings
and Instant
Gelatins
Iced Tea Mix
Jams/Jellies
Juices (Tomato,
Lemonade,
Pineapple,
Apple, Orange,
Prune,
White/Pink
Grapefruit, Ruby
Red, Grape,
Cranberry,
Cranberry/Raspberry,
Cranberry/Apple,
and
Cranberry/Grape)
Ketchup
Lemon Juice
Limeade
Maraschino
Cherries
Marshmallows
Microwave
Popcorn (all
varieties)
Milk
(Sweetened,
Condensed)
Mixed Nuts
w/Peanuts
Mustard
Onion Soup Mix
Peanuts, Dry
Roasted and
Roasted/Salted
Spanish
Peanut
Butter (Reg.
& Reduced
Fat Smooth and
Crunchy)
Popcorn
Cakes
Salad Dressing
(Light &
Regular Zesty
Italian,
Light &
Splash
(Tropical,
Strawberry/Kiwi,
and Berry)
Sugar
(Granulated,
Powdered, and
Brown)
Sugar Free Mixes
(Iced Tea,
Lemonade, and
Raspberry)
SAFEWAY
Brand
Syrup (Old
Fashioned,
Light, and
Butter Light)
Tomato Juice
Tomato products
(all canned)
Tortilla
Strips, Nacho
Cheese, and
Golden Chips
(Casa del
Pueblo)
Tuna, Chunk
Light
Vinegar, White
Distilled
Cheese,
Processed Sliced
Cooked Ham, 95%
Fat Free
Dips
(French Onion,
Clam, Bacon
Onion, Green
Onion,
Avocado Guacamole)
Margarine
Orange Juice
Soups
(Potato Leak,
Fire Roasted
Tomato, Hearty
Vegetable Beef,
New
and
Minestrone)
Vegetable
Oil Spreads,
70%, 37% Light,
and 70% 1/4lb
sticks
(Homestyle)
MANOR HOUSE
Turkey
LUCERNE Brand
SAFEWAY
Brand frozen
Hash Browns
(Shredded and
Southern Style)
Potatoes
(Crinkle Cut,
French Fried,
O'Brien,
Restaurant style
Crinkle
Cut, Shoestring,
Steak Cut, Twice
Baked)
Orange Juice
Concentrate\
SELECT/Safeway/Lucerne
Brand
Frozen Desserts
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Mechanisms
of
Thimerosal
Toxicity,
Jill
James,
PhD,
University
of
Arkansas
Children
with
autism
have
increased
vulnerability
to
pro-oxidant
exposures
such as
ethyl
mercury
in
Thimerosal
as a
result
of
increased
frequency
of
genetic
polymorphisms
that
reduce
the
synthesis
of
cysteine
and
glutathione,
the
major
metabolites
involved
in the
detoxification
and
excretion
of
mercury.
Dr.
James
will
extend
preliminary
data on
plasma
levels
in
children
with
autism
by
measuring
intracellular
levels
of thiol
metabolites
and
selected
enzyme
activities
in
lymphoblastoid
cell
lines
derived
from
children
with
autism
and
unrelated
control
children.
Iintracellular
metabolic
profiles
will be
correlated
with
genetic
profiles
of
specific
polymorphisms
that
negatively
affect
methionine,
cysteine,
and
glutathione
synthesis.
These
experiments
will
allow us
to
determine
whether
intracellular
metabolites
and
related
enzyme
activities
are
abnormal
in
children
with
autism
compared
to
controls
and
whether
the
intracellular
metabolic
profile
reflects
the
profile
previously
observed
in
plasma
(see
preliminary
data).
If the
observed
metabolic
profiles
are
associated
with
increased
frequency
of
polymorphisms
in the
same
metabolic
pathway,
it will
provide
support
for our
hypothesis
that
children
with
autism
have a
genetic
vulnerability
to heavy
metal
toxicity.
In
addition,
we will
expose
lymphoblastoid
cells
derived
from
autistic
children
and
unrelated
controls
to
increasing
doses of
thimerosal
(nanomolar
to
micromolar
levels)
and
define
individual
dose-response
curves
in terms
of
cytotoxicity,
glutathione
depletion,
and DNA
damage.
In
addition,
we will
determine
whether
subtoxic
doses of
ethylmercury
in the
presence
of
subtoxic
levels
of an
additional
pro-oxidant
heavy
metal
such as
lead,
will
interact
synergistically
to reach
a
threshold
of
toxicity.
If
lymphocytes
from
autistic
children
exhibit
increased
sensitivity
to
Thimerosal
toxicity
in
culture
compared
to cells
from
normal
children,
the
dose-response
curve
should
be
shifted
to the
left. An
interaction
between
subtoxic
doses of
thimerosal
and
other
heavy
metals
in
autistic
children,
but not
normal
children,
would
further
support
the
hypothesis
that
autistic
children
have an
increased
vulnerability
to
pro-oxidant
exposures.
In
addition,
we will
be able
to
determine
whether
an
increase
in
thimerosal
sensitivity
is
associated
with
abnormal
genetic
and
metabolic
profiles
and
glutathione
depletion.
If
confirmed,
these
results
would
support
for the
hypothesis
that
children
with
autism
have an
increased
sensitivity
to
thimerosal
as a
result
of
reduced
intracellular
levels
of
cysteine
and
glutathione,
and
consequently,
reduced
capacity
to
detoxify
and
excrete
ethylmercury.
http://www.safeminds.org/research/
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